“Who learns will love and not destroy, the creature’s life, the flower’s joy.”
-Henry Chapman Mercer
A Place to Rest, Online
Welcome to our new noise + promotion-free online space where you can expect to find inspiration and tools for creating a life and space defined by meaningful connections, elevated everyday experiences, playful creativity, uncommon refinement, redefined luxury, nature-inspired elegance, and environmental stewardship.
Meet the Founders
Jon + Ariel Kontz
Jon and Ariel Kontz are the investors, visionaries, and entrepreneurs behind Hortulus Destination Farm and now Hortulus Foundation and they, along with their three lovely children, have recently embarked on an adventure across the planet to leave a mark of God’s goodness on foreign places in the world. Join us here at Hortulus Home to follow along on their journey of faith, and see where it takes them.
Meet the Editor
Terrence Hebel has been entrusted with the stewardship of this online space. She takes very seriously the assignment of curating and spreading, along with the community, the Hortulus story and ethos that is bigger than any one person or place. She, along with her husband, Andrew, and their four children, strive daily to live a pure and simple life full of truth, meaning, beauty, and connection. She is humbled to be a vessel used to tell stories and share ideas that she believes can change the world.
